Justin received his Ph.D. in Computational Biology from the University of Virginia in the United States. He came to FGCC in order to create a science department at the College, with the larger goal of helping to improve the quality of science education in the Isaan region of Thailand.

Justin Reese together with Holger Meinberg cofounded the Science Merit Scholarship award. In his own words he describes the reasons ... "We were all really impressed with these students being able to learn science in a foreign language, and we wanted to offer some kind of encouragement and reward to them. We actually were unable to choose just one winner among the

Holger received his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Inorganic Chemistry from the Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen in Germany and went on to do research and teaching at the RWTH - Aachen in Germany for 3 years. He joined FGCC in Fall 2004 because he liked its idea and concept - offering education for students who normally would be able to afford it. Together with Justin Reese he is establishing a science department at FGCC, with a goal to offer as many experiments as possible for the students to get work with.

Together with Justin Reese Holger cofounded Science Merit Scholarship and sponsored one student for this award.

"Rza was born and raised in Azerbaijan in Baku city. He has received a Bachelors of Science degree in Turkey and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Communications Systems Engineering from the University of Michigan, USA. Currently Rza works at Nortel Networks in Dallas, Texas, USA.

Rza is a very compassionate and generous person. He strongly believes that human condition can be improved through education. He himself spent a lot of time studying and would like to give others a chance to learn and grow" Maxim Zalota

Rza will sponsor one International Merit Scholarship Award.

Carol and Eric are married and live in Boston in the USA. Upon learning about the International Merit Scholarship they have responded quickly with their contribution.

The "Mother's circle" is a group of about fifteen women who came together more then 25 years ago in the parish of St. John's Church to share their parenting experiences. They became good friends and still meet regularly today even though their children grew up and left homes to build their own families.

All members of the "Mother's circle" are very compassionate people and they have supported many wonderful causes over the years. They will sponsor one International Merit Scholarship Award.

Kristyn and Max, pictured here with a Thai friend, spent two semesters in 2004 as volunteer teachers at FGCC.

Kristyn and Max have committed to sponsoring two scholarships per semester for three years. Further, they will maintain this website and seek out additional donors.

Kristyn is an American, with a Master's degree from Yale in Russian and East European Studies. At FGCC Kristyn taught European History, World Affairs, and Introduction to Business.